Places To Visit
Brunnsbacka Sawmill
Brunnsbacka sawmill is an old fashioned establishment still in working order. The water driven mill with gang saw and plane has been preserved for show.
Tapestry museum in Unnaryd
The museum is in the community park and has been built thanks to a donation by the Larsson siblings in Sjö. The 200-year tapestry tradition from this area is on show here. This is the only museum in South Sweden showing tapestry paintings. The park is ideally situated in a leafy area by the river, in the company of several old houses.
Tiraholms Fisk
At Tiraholm you can enjoy both fresh and smoked fish from Lake Bolmens clear waters, either at the fish restaurant or from the shop on-site. Tiraholms Fish Company is a family company situated on the west side of the lake not far from Unnaryd. A top priority of the company is fulltime fishing in the lake with environment friendly equipment as well as breeding rainbow trout a couple of 100-meters from their own pier.
www.tiraholm.se
Alebo Pensionat
Alebo guesthouse is a typical health resort guesthouse. Built in wood in 1897 it became established next to the spa in valley of Alebo on the outskirts of Unnaryd.
The hotel also has a restaurant, which serves excellent food.
Art & forging
Lennart Hjelmqvist produces his skilled handicraft work according to old methods. He works mainly with tin, copper and brass but even iron is formed in his workshop.
Lennart learnt at an early age how to work and form metals into beautiful items. He has studied at the school of Steneby in the County of Dalsland and has been working professionally as a craftsman for soon 30 years. His skills of arts & crafts keep the old traditions going. He is one of the few in Sweden who still work in this way. All his work is stamped to prove its origin.
Smycket Nordic art – old-fashioned jewellery
Smycket Nordic Art was started in 1970 with the aim of producing hand-made jewellery for traditional Swedish folk costumes. The company make jewellery in the same traditional way as it was originally made, having studied original items, borrowed from museums, local folklore societies and private person
